AFL tribunal suspends Essendon’s Peter Wright after huge hit on Sydney Swan Harry Cunningham

Essendon forward Peter Wright has been punished by the AFL tribunal for his crunching come-from-behind knock on Sydney veteran Harry Cunningham on Saturday night. Wright KO’d Cunningham in the collision which was graded by the match review officer as careless conduct with severe impact and high contact. He faced the tribunal on Tuesday night and pleaded guilty to all aspects of the charges.

Not only did Wright flatten Cunningham, but Bombers ruck, Sam Draper, was fined for rough conduct after he also came from behind to dump Jake Lloyd following a Lloyd mark. A flying elbow — that missed Sydney star Chad Warner — from dashing Essendon defender Nick Hind was also a talking point in the aftermath. Sydney were unimpressed with the tactics during the spiteful game and the players spoke about it publicly.

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